Ex-NFL Star Helped Kill Canines, Report Says

November 24th, 2008

Ex-NFL star helped kill canines, report says. Imprisoned former Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick helped drown dogs by forcing their heads into a five-gallon water bucket, a new report says. Though Vick first claimed that he never participated in the actual killing of animals connected with his illegal Bad Newz Kennels fighting ring, a U.S. Department of Agriculture statement says the ex-quarterback admitted hanging dogs that didn’t fight well and using family pets as bait for aggressive dogs. Vick is due in a Virginia court tomorrow where he’s expected to plead guilty to state charges of torturing animals and promoting dog-fighting. The former star is already serving federal time until summer of next year. Formerly the NFL’s highest-paid player, Vick reportedly washes pots and pans for 12 cents an hour.

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LYNN Said on

DAM MIKE!!.WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN??.



eric Said on

Once them folks get their hands on ya,they won’t let up.the hangin of blacks is still here,its just done another way !



Lili Said on

Everyone needs to just leave Michael alone. If he had been a white man doing this, he would be free. They just did not want a black man to be the highest paid player in football. Please just let him be. Dog fighting has been going on since this country was formed.



shaden Said on

this is starting to become even more ridiculous. i mean all over a dog c’mon now. yeah it was a wrong act to commit but all that jail time …give me a break



drharris Said on

Of all the things that’s going on in this country, why should this be brought to national attention. The are far crimes in this in world for this one man to be put out as a scape-goat. My prayers to you my brother!



UMlaw Said on

See, its these types of comments that gives the general Black community less integrity in the eyes of everyone else. Deflecting blame and sticking up for a criminal JUST BECAUSE he/she is Black is keeping the ‘community’ behind. Instead of saying “what he did was wrong BUT,” or “if he were a white man,” you should say that the details being leaked out are evil. HE LIED TO YOU AND THE GOVERNMENT. Sure, i believe he deserves a second chance if and only IF he learned from his mistakes.
His money funded the dog fighting crew. IF IT WEREN’T FOR VICK, THIS PARTICULAR GROUP WOULD NOT EXIST. He is the highest profile person to do this, so obviously there will be more media attention. I doubt someone like Brett Favre would be dumb enough to do something like this.



Arreba Said on

To do that to an animal is not only inhumane, it is a true reflection of how Vick values life. It does not matter what color he is, what he did was very wrong and inhumane. He deserves to do time for this terrible crime…



dj Said on

I just think that it is a bunch of bull I could see the wrong in all this but what about all the other people that do dog fights.Where are they just because VICK was a professional football player he gets it harder thats just wrong.



virginia Said on

get over it already, we know what mike vick did and he is paying for it



seschris Said on

UMlaw,

You have no frame of reference to make the statement that BET blog comments give the general black community less integrity in the eyes of everyone else. Well what does Fox News, CNN and some of the other news blog sites show about ALL the other cultures that blog there? Or is criticism of one’s opinion only related to the black community? What do you think about non-whites who think Mike Vike is being used as a scapegoat for dog fighters everywhere? What race are they making look bad? Stating one’s opinion on a blog does not demonstrate deflecting blame or sticking up for criminals as you say because as I’ve told you numerous times previously…BET blogs DO NOT REPRESENT THE ENTIRE BLACK COMMUNITY. As usual UMlaw you look for these opportunities to denigrate the black community. It’s a weakness on your part that is evident in all your comments. You refuse to grow or learn from your mistakes because you think that you are always right. But I’ve got your number so keep posting your nonsense and I’ll keep responding. How can you blog on here week after week and still say that all blacks think alike. You have learned nothing about us because you didn’t come here to learn, you came here to criticize. Your bias is causing you to miss our differences. You keep judging the whole by the comments of a few. Such a shame when your should have be smarter than that. Whenever you dislike the comments of a few blacks to make general statements about blacks in general; isn’t that called prejudice. Well, I don’t like racist so does that mean that ALL non-white are racist???



Dede Said on

DAM LEAVE HIM ALONE..HE’S SERVING HIS TIME FOR WHAT HE DID..I’M A PET LOVE AS WELL BUT..THERE’S PEOPLE KILLING PEOPLE FOCUS ON THAT…



seschris Said on

UMlaw,

You refuse to see that black people come from all walks of life. We don’t all live in the ghetto, we aren’t all uneducated criminals, and we don’t all work menial jobs. Oprah, the Obama’s and all those other high profile blacks are not the only successful blacks on the planet. But they only ones that you and other racist like you know of. Do you have an inkling how many highly educated, wealthy blacks are never in the media? There are many, many more blacks than you will ever know that are living very very well. We are all part of the black community and yet we don’t agree with everything that comes out of another black person’s mouth and a blind man could see that. Perhaps you should find a blind man to help you see us better? I’d love to be a fly on the wall when your black athlete/singer clients realize that their new young lawyer is a CLOSET RACIST with racial superiority issues!!!